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| Holywood Police Station |
I condemn outright plans to close Holywood
Police Station and urge the Chief Constable to remove Holywood from the list
of stations which will be axed.
It is understood that a Policing Board
subcommittee was presented with a list of 35 stations ear marked for closure on at the end of last week by the Police Service of NI and included on this list
was Holywood Police Station.
Holywood Police Station is an important part of
our community providing a base for local police officers. With the recent spike
in burglaries I am astounded that the Police are considering removing this
local station.
People who need to visit a
police station in person will also have to travel to Bangor to conduct simple
tasks such as presentation of a Driving Licence.
A sense of betrayal can be felt in Holywood after Holywood
Police Station Enquiry Office Opening Hours were cut a few years ago. People
are angry that the Police are now sharpening the axe and hoping to close the
station in its entirety.
I do however welcome news that the Policing Board have
deferred the issue until their next full meeting in December. A full discussion
needs to take place before the Police start consulting upon their flawed plan
to close Holywood station